Fountain Valley Ca Zoning

Officials have barely begun talks with an auto dealership that wants to buy the city maintenance yard, but neighbors are already expressing opposition to the idea. The yard sits on 8.5 acres of Ward Street property that fronts the San Diego Freeway and is zoned for commercial use, Planning Services Manager Andrew Perea said. Eager to sell the land to a business that will generate tax revenue, the city has bought another piece of property farther from the freeway to house the maintenance yard.

At tonight's City Council meeting, the city Planning Commission will ask the council to appeal the Orange County Planning Commission's decision to convert a 13-unit apartment complex at 12192 Edinger Ave. into a work-furlough facility. All appeals on this matter must be filed by Wednesday. The meeting starts at 7 in the council chambers at City Hall, 10200 Slater Ave.

Establishing an adult entertainment district might be the most effective way to oversee such businesses and to minimize their effect on the community, some city leaders said this week. The City Council and Planning Commission met to review eight locations proposed for establishment of businesses such as topless nightclubs and adult bookstores and theaters.

Members of a tiny immigrant congregation in Fountain Valley can return to their storefront church after city leaders said Wednesday that they will overturn a ban on churches in commercial zones, a move religious freedom advocates hope will spark similar actions by other Southland cities.

A state-licensed family day-care operator who had been denied a city permit because her home is on a cul-de-sac has won her fight against City Hall. The Fountain Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday reversed the decision of the planning director and approved a conditional use permit for Lucy Romero, who has taken care of children in her home for seven years. City zoning prohibits day-care homes on cul-de-sacs because safety vehicles could have access problems in emergencies.

A moratorium to prevent adult entertainment establishments from opening in the city was extended last week by the City Council until next February. The council unanimously approved a 45-day urgency ordinance Feb. 15 to ban adult entertainment and related uses--a result of an inquiry to open a nude dance cabaret club in the city. But the moratorium will expire April 1, so the council extended the ban for an additional 10 months and 15 days, or a total of one year.

At tonight's City Council meeting, the city Planning Commission will ask the council to appeal the Orange County Planning Commission's decision to convert a 13-unit apartment complex at 12192 Edinger Ave. into a work-furlough facility. All appeals on this matter must be filed by Wednesday. The meeting starts at 7 in the council chambers at City Hall, 10200 Slater Ave.

Coastline Community College has withdrawn a request to set up a weekend auto exchange, in which cars for sale or trade would have been parked on college property. The exchange was opposed by a group of neighbors. At this week's City Council meeting, they spoke angrily against Beverly Miklich, assistant dean of community services at Coastline, who had referred to them as "illogical and uninformed."

No wireless communication antennas for cellular telephones will be erected in town for at least another 10 months as the city staff continues to work on design and development standards. The City Council agreed on Tuesday to extend a 45-day moratorium on the antennas imposed in February. Planning services manager Andrew Perea will report back to the council in two months with an interim policy that would allow applications to be processed.

The City Council agreed Tuesday to allow a homeowner to continue a second-story expansion of her home despite her neighbors' protests. A neighbor had appealed a Planning Commission vote to the City Council that allowed Katina Frudakis to add a second story to her home at 9177 McBride River. After that complaint was filed, two other neighbors joined in asking the City Council to deny the application.

Officials have barely begun talks with an auto dealership that wants to buy the city maintenance yard, but neighbors are already expressing opposition to the idea. The yard sits on 8.5 acres of Ward Street property that fronts the San Diego Freeway and is zoned for commercial use, Planning Services Manager Andrew Perea said. Eager to sell the land to a business that will generate tax revenue, the city has bought another piece of property farther from the freeway to house the maintenance yard.

No wireless communication antennas for cellular telephones will be erected in town for at least another 10 months as the city staff continues to work on design and development standards. The City Council agreed on Tuesday to extend a 45-day moratorium on the antennas imposed in February. Planning services manager Andrew Perea will report back to the council in two months with an interim policy that would allow applications to be processed.

Establishing an adult entertainment district might be the most effective way to oversee such businesses and to minimize their effect on the community, some city leaders said this week. The City Council and Planning Commission met to review eight locations proposed for establishment of businesses such as topless nightclubs and adult bookstores and theaters.

A moratorium to prevent adult entertainment establishments from opening in the city was extended last week by the City Council until next February. The council unanimously approved a 45-day urgency ordinance Feb. 15 to ban adult entertainment and related uses--a result of an inquiry to open a nude dance cabaret club in the city. But the moratorium will expire April 1, so the council extended the ban for an additional 10 months and 15 days, or a total of one year.

Establishing churches in commercial zones may no longer be allowed because they prevent the city from collecting sales taxes from retail businesses that could occupy the buildings. The City Council last week passed a 45-day moratorium on allowing churches in commercial zones to give city staff time to examine the issue.

The City Council agreed Tuesday to allow a homeowner to continue a second-story expansion of her home despite her neighbors' protests. A neighbor had appealed a Planning Commission vote to the City Council that allowed Katina Frudakis to add a second story to her home at 9177 McBride River. After that complaint was filed, two other neighbors joined in asking the City Council to deny the application.

In an effort to keep his family's back-yard baseball batting cage, William Hudson has appealed a Planning Commission ruling that the 12-foot-high, 68-foot-long enclosed cage must come down. The aerospace engineer spent $1,100 to buy netting and build the cage earlier this year behind his Aster Circle home so that his eight children can hit baseballs, play catch and kick soccer balls without fear of lofting one over a neighbor's fence or without having to play in the street.

William Hudson may be down to his last swing with Fountain Valley city fathers. So far, the aerospace engineer has been shut out in his bid to gain city approval for a 12-foot-high, 68-foot-long enclosed baseball batting cage that he built behind his Aster Circle house.

Coastline Community College has withdrawn a request to set up a weekend auto exchange, in which cars for sale or trade would have been parked on college property. The exchange was opposed by a group of neighbors. At this week's City Council meeting, they spoke angrily against Beverly Miklich, assistant dean of community services at Coastline, who had referred to them as "illogical and uninformed."

A state-licensed family day-care operator who had been denied a city permit because her home is on a cul-de-sac has won her fight against City Hall. The Fountain Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday reversed the decision of the planning director and approved a conditional use permit for Lucy Romero, who has taken care of children in her home for seven years. City zoning prohibits day-care homes on cul-de-sacs because safety vehicles could have access problems in emergencies.